,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjai,mr4
 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia submitt$ !     
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,protect+ ,religi\s ,fre$om 9 ,am]ica4  
,:]eas x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives t ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local
 gov]nm5ts %\ld n infr+e on ! ability ( 
citiz5s to act 9 accordance ) _!        
religi\s beliefs2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 0 f\nd$ on ! pr9ciples ( fre$om &      
democracy1 & z ,b5jam9 ,frankl9 /at$ 9 !
 ,p5nsylvania ,gazette 9 #agcg ,fre$om (
 spee* is a pr9cipal pill> ( a free     
gov]nm5t2 :5 ?is support is tak5 away1 !
 con/itution ( a free society is        
dissolv$1 & tyranny is erect$ on its    
ru9s42 ,:]eas fre$om f religi\s         
p]secution motivat$ _m to flee ,europe &
 make a new life 9 ,am]ica &            
approximately #bj1jjj ,puritans left    
,engl& & settl$ 9 ,am]ica 9 se>* ( !    
lib]ty to wor%ip ,god accord+ to _!     

beliefs2 ,:]eas ! ,decl>ation (         
,indep5d5ce affirms ! sov]eignty ( ,god 
''' !y are end[$ by _! ,creator ) c]ta9 
unali5able ,rights1 t among ^! are      
,life1 ,lib]ty1 & ! pursuit ( ,happ9ess 
'''2 ,:]eas ! "r to fre$om ( spee* 0    
codifi$ 9 ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,bill ( 
,rights1 :i* /ates ,congress %all make  
no law respect+ an e/abli%m5t (         
religion1 or prohibit+ ! free ex]cise   
!re(1 or abridg+ ! fre$om ( spee*1 or ( 
! press2 or ! "r ( ! p peaceably to     
assemble1 & to petition ! gov]nm5t = a  
r$ress ( grievances42 ,:]eas ! fre$om ( 
religion is n simply a bless+1 b also a 
"r & z our fir/ ,presid5t ,george       
,wa%+ton said1 ,! lib]ty enjoy$ by ! p (
 ^! /ates ( wor%ip+ ,almighty ,god      
agreeably to _! consci5ce1 is n only    
among ! *oice/ ( _! bless+s1 b also ( _!
 rights42 ,:]eas ,george ,wa%+ton also  
said1 ,let u ) caution indulge !        
supposition t morality c be ma9ta9$ )\t 
religion4 ,reason & exp]i5ce bo? =bid u 
to expect t national morality c prevail 

9 exclusion ( religi\s pr9ciple42 ,:]eas
 ! "r to fre$om ( spee* applies to spee*
 bas$ on religi\s beliefs1 & z ,?omas   
,jeff]son /at$ ,t ! op9ions ( m5 are n !
 object ( civil gov]nm5t1 n "u its      
jurisdiction2 t to suff] ! civil        
magi/rate to intrude 8 p[]s into ! field
 ( op9ion & to re/ra9 ! pr(ession or    
propagation ( pr9ciples on supposition (
 _! ill t5d5cy is a dang]\s fallacy1 :i*
 at once de/roys all religi\s lib]ty42  
,:]eas ! ,free ,ex]cise ,clause ( !     
,fir/ ,am5dm5t1 :i* protects ! "r to    
practice religion1 is appli$ to ! ,/ates
 ?r\gh ! #ad? ,am5dm5t & z /at$ by !    
,supreme ,c\rt3 ,fre$om ( consci5ce &   
fre$om to adh]e to su* religi\s         
organization or =m ( wor%ip z !         
individual may *oose _c be re/rict$ by  
law4 ,cantwell v4 ,connecticut1 #caj    
,u4,s4 #bif 7#aidj72 ,:]eas ! ,gov]nm5t 
may n det]m9e :i* moral or religi\s     
beliefs are acceptable & ,religi\s      
beliefs ne$ n be acceptable1 logical1   
consi/5t1 or compreh5sible to o!rs 9    

ord] to m]it ,fir/ ,am5dm5t protection4 
,?omas v4 ,review ,bd4 ( ,indiana       
,employm5t ,security ,div41 #dej ,u4,s4 
#gjg1 #gad 7#aiha72 ,:]eas at ! f\nd+ ( 
our ,nation1 x 0 kn[n ev5 !n t no?+ is m
 dread$ ?an ! national gov]nm5t m$dl+ ) 
religion4 7,john ,adams72 ,:]eas        
,am]ican citiz5s mu/ be confid5t t _!   
spee* is protect$ ev5 if o!rs disagree )
 :at !y say & z ,ju/ice ,john ,m>%all   
,h>lan ,,ii wrote 9 ,coh5 v4 ,cali=nia  
,b1 above all else1 ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t    
means t gov]nm5t has no p[] to re/rict  
expression because ( its message1 its   
ideas1 its subject matt]1 or its        
cont5t42 ,:]eas protection ( religi\s   
lib]ty rema9s und5iably int]tw9$ ) !    
fre$oms inh]5t 9 democracy1 & z ,ronald 
,reagan /at$ ,to ^? :o cite ! fir/      
am5dm5t z reason = exclud+ ,god f m & m 
( our in/itutions & ev]yday life1 may ,i
 j say3 ,! fir/ am5dm5t ( ! ,con/itution
 0 n writt5 to protect ! p ( ?is c\ntry 
f religi\s values2 x 0 writt5 to protect
 religi\s values f gov]nm5t tyranny42 & 

,:]eas p]secution because ( religi\s    
beliefs w n be tol]at$ )9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld n infr+e ^u
 ! ability ( ,am]ican citiz5s to act 9  
accordance ) _! s9c]ely held religi\s   
beliefs2 &  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t condemns any behavior by !    
,/ates t limits ! ability ( individuals 
to express _! religi\s beliefs4